Jubilee Road, off Belgrave Gate. Photo above sometime in August 2015. The company formed circa 2013, and a major licence … More
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ANCHOR OF HOPE, 74 UPPER KENT STREET
Upper Kent St, with Anchor of Hope on the corner of Waring Street. A particularly long street of terraced houses, … More
GEORGE & DRAGON, 11-13 KENT STREET
Picture credit: John Zienteck, circa 1948. So far the earliest report of the George & Dragon is c1843, when the … More
LEICESTER CITY, JEWRY WALL STREET
Recorded during the 1830s-40s In April 1834, Stephen Daft, landlord of a beer shop in Jewry Wall Street was informed … More
CRISPIN ARMS, 34 JEWRY WALL STREET
Demolition of part of Jewry Wall Street, circa 1896, to make way for the railway extension. The whole length of … More
BOW BRIDGE INN, 2 KING RICHARDS ROAD
The Bow Bridge always had a significant part in the King Richard III story, as legend has it he rode … More
RICHMOND ARMS, 56 KING RICHARDS ROAD
The Richmond Arms once brewed its own beer, as in 1873 the brewing vessels were sold off by auction. William … More
NEWFOUND POOL INN – CROWS NEST, 55 KING RICHARDS ROAD
Licensed circa 1866, with Joseph Dimmock the victualler. In October, that year the press reported ‘An Irish Row’ when one … More
DANE HILLS INN – TAVERN – BOSWORTH – KING RICHARDS ROAD (FORMER WATTS CAUSEWAY)
The area developed mainly from the mid-19th century. The Watts family acquired Danets Hall, giving their name to ‘Watts Causeway’ … More
RICHARD COBDEN, 73 JARROM STREET
The Richard Cobden would be one of the shops on the corner opposite to the Prince Alfred (not shown behind … More